joker C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈdʒoʊkər/ UK /ˈdʒəʊkə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who jokes; a playing card outside the normal suits He drew the joker and won the round outright. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who jokes; a... jestercomedianwagwitpranksterclowntrickster Word family Related forms jokejokey Etymology AI details From 'joke' + '-er'; 'joke' from Latin 'iocus' ('joke, jest'). The playing-card sense is American, from the late 19th century. iocus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # joker **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒoʊkər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒəʊkə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who jokes; a playing card outside the normal suits ## Examples - He drew the joker and won the round outright. ## Synonyms - jester - comedian - wag - wit - prankster - clown - trickster ## Related Forms - joke - jokey ## Roots and Affixes - Root: iocus ## Etymology From 'joke' + '-er'; 'joke' from Latin 'iocus' ('joke, jest'). The playing-card sense is American, from the late 19th century. ## AI Etymology Joker comes from 'joke' + '-er'; 'joke' from Latin 'iocus' ('joke, jest'). The playing-card sense is American, from the late 19th century. The etymological trail includes Latin iocus. As a noun, joker means a person who jokes; a playing card outside the normal suits. The same family is visible in related forms such as joke and jokey. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown